Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Cie Automotive (MC:CIEA), which rose 4.40% or 1.120 points to trade at 26.560 at the close. Meanwhile, Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) added 3.67% or 0.070 points to end at 1.990 and Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) was up 3.32% or 0.890 points to 27.660 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grifols SA (MC:GRLS), which fell 1.74% or 0.420 points to trade at 23.680 at the close. Inditex (MC:ITX) declined 1.50% or 0.400 points to end at 26.220 and Melia Hotels (MC:MEL) was down 1.43% or 0.140 points to 9.650.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 111 to 60 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Melia Hotels (MC:MEL) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.43% or 0.140 to 9.650.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.52% or 6.30 to $1207.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.51% or 0.35 to hit $68.42 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.29% or 0.23 to trade at $77.86 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.58% to 1.1690, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.8888.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 94.06.